Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-06-01
DAILY HERALD.
THE CONTEST.
ConcIusiOm of the Testimony
The Case Ended.


The Case Ended.
A number of witnesses were examiner
yesterday on behalf of the contestant II
the contest between Hon. j. ID. Lyncl
and Gen. VIM. Vandever.
w, III, Gladstone testified that h.
voted at the engine house, on Mali
street, near First, at the last electioa
He had voted the Republican ticket
He had been taken into saloon ant
filed with liquor, and then given Re-
publican ticket and So was handed to
him. He voted the ticket and was to
have received SIS afterward to work fol
the Republican ticket. If he had not
been drunk he would not have voted
the Republican ticket.
Cross examined-He went into the
saloon sober and was given from ten u
fifteen drinks. He knew that he had
voted the Republican ticket. He had
an idea of what he was doing, but he
was Influenced while he was in state
of intoxication. If he had not been in
fuenced that way he would have voted
the Democratic ticket. He knew the
man who gave him the ticket, but did
not know his name. He was afterward
given SIS for working for the Republi-
can ticket and for Monroe.
Ramon Chavez testified that he voted
at the Depot precinct. He voted the
Republican ticket to help man who
made him vote. The man gave him a
ticket and paid him 81 80 to vote and to
help him with his ticket. The money
was given to him in saloon in front of
the depot. He did not know of anyone
else who had received money. He did
not know the occupation of the man
who gave him the money. He was told
that the ticket was Republican by the
man who gave it to him.
CROSS EXAMINED.
He was somewhat intoxicated, little
dizzy, on that day. He did not remem.
ber taking drink with Mr.. Appel, nor
of stating to him that he had voted the
Democratic ticket. He knew the ticket
he voted was Republican because the
man who gave 81. so to him told him it
was. Witness was Republican.
Bernardo Castillo testified that he
knew Sylvester Altamarano, who wanted
him to vote, but he told Altamarano
that he was not registered here. Alta
uarano said that made no difference, he
could vote anyway. He gave witness
some tickets, but he did not want to
vote them. He did not tell witness what
the tickets were.
F. r. Pitney testified that he was at
the depot precinct ON the last election.
He was working for Mr.. Monroe and
the Republican ticket. He had charge
of Mr.. Monroe's campaign at the depot,
and had received $l20 from him to hire
workers with. The money was used in
the election, paying for workers and for
whisky and other necessary expenses.
Witness had paid out the money to sew.
eral workers. Captain Darcy was at
the depot working for the Republican
ticket. Witness knew of Republicans
buying votes.
CROSS EXAMINED.
Was electioneering for the Republican
ticket. Was not working for some of
the Democrats. Did not say he was.
He did not expect to be compensated
for his testimony. He had been asked
to testify for Gen. Vandever, but had
stated tnat his testimony would not do
him any good. He had seen Bilderrain
and McCaffrey buying votes for the
Democratic party. He had also seen
Republicans doing the same thing.
Hon. Stephen M. White testified that
he had no recollection of Judge Brunson
telling him that parties could vote on
certificates. 1t was possible he might
have told witness. He had advised
people that they could not vote unless
they had been registered thirty days
prior to the election. II witness had
had the conversation with Judge Brun.
son, he would not have given that ad.
vice, for he would have known what
was coming.
Cross.examined-He did not know
of any persons voting on certificates
since the change of the statutes prior to
this election, although it might have
been done in an illegal manner.
Recess until 2 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Jose Antenia Tapia was called. He
voted at the depot. Alfredo Carrillo
gave him a ticket and gave him 81 to
vote it. He voted the ticket and was
told that it was Republican ticket.
He is 81 years OF age. Hin father was
killed in the war. J. A. Merry offered
to pay witness for time lost in testify
ing. He is Democrat and voted that
ticket generally. He voted the Repub.
lican ticket in consideration OF the VA.
given by Carrillo: II swear positively
that Carrillo gave me $4 90 for voting
the Republican ticket at the general
election in November" A man named
Ybara told him to go to Carrillo for q
ticket. II Carrillo had not given him
the $4.OO he would have voted the Dem.
ocratic ticket. He wanted to vote the
Democratic ticket. Would not take
money to vote the Democratic.
Frank Pitney, member of the City
Republican Central Committee. was
recalled. Was working for Republican
party on November 2nd last. Know
Alfredo Carrillo, and knew to be work.
ing the Republican ticket II swear
positively that Carrillo was working the
straight Republican ticket" Day before
election l was up in the Republican
County Central Committee rooms, and
had been there off and on for two weeks
before election. During that time saw
money palu py mehoers Vi the Couh'y
Central Committee to different persons.
The money was paid by Mr.. Book, Sec.
retary of the Committee. received no
money. The money was given for elec-
tion purposes. Money was given to
Juan Sanchez and others. Sanchez got
500. :.
The contest then adjourned sine die
and John Robarts, attorney for contest
ant, felt so much satisfied with his side
of the case that he invited all hands to
take parting drink. The invitation
was accepted with alacrity and the con-
clave broke up with the best Of feeling
on both sides.
The notaries on both sides, Captain
Seamans and Il. H. Owens, have been
very patient throughout the extended
contest and the shorthand men, Messrs.